[VAC] Re: Wierd Brakes

[Jim Dunmyer <jdunmyer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Pat,
 You might try backing off the controller adjustment for the first few
stops. The manual for my Tekonsha warns about trying to adjust the thing
until you've made a dozen or so stops.

Or, you could rebuild the brakes, replacing both the shoes and the
magnets.

Get a clampon ammeter to check the current draw of your UniVolt, both
unloaded and when you have some lights on. I'd bet that you'll see a
fairly heavy current draw even with the lights off, it's the nature of a
ferro-resonant power supply to do this. A modern 3-stage battery
charger/converter such as the Inteli-Power won't operate this way, it'll
draw very little current when the battery is charged until you turn on
lights, then it'll rise proportionally.

                              <<Jim>>